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Looks like it was pretty well anticipated and planned
by aboutruby 8y ago
Looks like it was pretty well anticipated and planned
- Waterluvian 8y agoDoesn't the US government shut down like twice a year for at least a day or two? I assume this is a canned webpage used multiple times.
- jryan49 8y agoIt's been the longest shutdown ever. A short shutdown doesn't usually effect very much because departments have extra cash in the bank. This time it's going on long enough things are actually starting to shutdown.
- gpm 8y ago> It's been the longest shutdown ever. By 2 days (so far), the previous record was under Bill Clinton.
- Jtsummers 8y agoNo, historically that's not been true. You'd see slowdowns at the end of the fiscal year as contracts and other things change over or have to be renewed (so one office is busy making the contracts and others may be slowed down waiting for them). But a full on shutdown has been rare. Most departments, however, do contingency planning so things like this should be available with minimal tailoring for the current situation.
- wongarsu 8y agoIt might seem that way, but since 1997 there have been only 3 shutdowns: 2013 under Obama over the Affordable Care Act 2018 under Trump over Immigration 2019 under Trump over the Border Wall (still ongoing) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_federal_funding_gaps https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_federal_...
- jhfdbkofdcho 8y agoEverytime it looks like there might be a shutdown, affected agencies are supposed to start planning for it and get all this stuff together ahead of time whether or not the shutdown happens. Takes a couple weeks. Is a real waste of time.